Document that qw() taints.

To: perlbug@perl.com
Subject: taint problems
Message-Id: <199811012128.WAA23381@terra.mpikg-teltow.mpg.de>

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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
index 857b951..5a85e7f 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlop.pod
+++ b/pod/perlop.pod
@@ -1057,6 +1057,10 @@ comments into a multi-line C<qw>-string.  For this reason the C<-w>
 switch produce warnings if the STRING contains the "," or the "#"
 character.
 
+Note that under use L<locale> qw() taints because the definition of
+whitespace is tainted.  See L<perlsec> for more information about
+tainting and L<perllocale> for more information about locales.
+
 =item s/PATTERN/REPLACEMENT/egimosx
 
 Searches a string for a pattern, and if found, replaces that pattern